Pope Francis says the church is unduly obsessed with abortion, gays and contraception

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Sep 19, 2013 at 5:05 PMSep 19, 2013 at 5:07 PM

It seems that hardly a week passes in the pontificate of Pope Francis in which he fails to make headlines with statements that disturb the more orthodox elements of the Catholic church (see HERE).

And now the pontiff is SPEAKING OUT on a few of the Catholic right’s pet causes:

Pope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice might “fall like a house of cards” if it doesn’t balance its divisive rules about abortion, gays and contraception with the greater need to make the church a merciful, more welcoming place for all.

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Pat Cunningham

It seems that hardly a week passes in the pontificate of Pope Francis in which he fails to make headlines with statements that disturb the more orthodox elements of the Catholic church (see HERE).

And now the pontiff is SPEAKING OUT on a few of the Catholic right’s pet causes:

Pope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice might “fall like a house of cards” if it doesn’t balance its divisive rules about abortion, gays and contraception with the greater need to make the church a merciful, more welcoming place for all.

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